Judicial Work

From House of Lords to Supreme Court

The final appeal hearings and judgments of the House of Lords took place on 30 July 2009. The judicial role of the House of Lords as the highest appeal court in the UK has ended.

From 1 October 2009, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom assumes jurisdiction on points of law for all civil law cases in the UK and all criminal cases in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Applications for leave to appeal

Applications for leave to appeal will be received by the Supreme Court before 1 October.

The following forms should be filled out and sent to the Supreme Court.

• Application form  (PDF) (opens in new window)
• Notice of appeal (or application for permission to appeal) (PDF) (opens in new window)      
• Notice of objection/acknowledgement (PDF) (opens in new window)  

The forms should be despatched to:

The Registry
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Parliament Square
London SW1P 3BD

Rules and Practice Directions

The Supreme Court Rules 2009 set out the procedure to be followed in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Hard copies of the Practice Directions are available from the Registry on 0207 960 1991/1992.